Over the past few weeks in the NHL, there have been some incredibly unacceptable hits by two repeat offenders. It comes as no surprise to me that this first suspension was given to Patrick Kaleta. Kaleta, who has been suspended 6 times in the last 4 seasons, has been suspended for 10 games on an illegal hit to the head on Jack Johnson. He will also be fined.
It amazes me that someone who has been in the league for a while now, and has been suspended so many times, that he doesn't learn from his suspensions, and doesn't stop doing what he is doing. Kaleta, is supposedly one of the most annoying players in the NHL, and perhaps is one of the biggest "goons" in the NHL as well. What he is doing has to stop, because if he ends up doing it again, he could seriously put someone's NHL career in jeopardy. If he commits an act like this again, he should be thrown out of the league, in my opinion. This video below is Kaleta's hit on Jack Johnson.
The next player who will receive a suspension and fine is Maxim Lapierre. He hit Dan Boyle from behind the other night, which made Boyle lay helplessly on the ice, and having to be carried off on a stretcher. Lapierre is also a repeat offender, who has been in the league for a while, as well.
Lappiere, who has been in the league longer than Kaleta, should by now have learned his lesson, and not do what he did to Boyle. He knew better not to hit Boyle from behind. Lapierre is also known as a league "goon". He is definitely a possible threat to NHL players, and like Kaleta, he should be given a serious punishment to try and put an end to his unsportsmanlike play. The NHL does not deserve these types of players in the league, and both Lapierre and Kaleta should both clean up their act. The video below shows the hit Lapierre had on Boyle.
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